Justification:
Listed as Least Concern as it is common within its restricted distribution, it is presumed to have a large population, it appears to be adaptable to some habitat modification, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

This species has been recorded in the Lagos de Montebello National Park, and is possibly present in the Huitepec Private Nature Reserve (near San Cristobal, Chiapas) managed by the conservation organization Pronatura. This species is protected by Mexican law under the category Pr (Special Protection).

Campbell, J.A. and Frost, D.R. 1993. Anguid lizards of the genus Abronia: revisionary notes, descriptions of four new species, a phylogenetic analysis, and key. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 216: 1-121.